Nicole Scherzinger appears in new stills from Men In Black 3 as Lily Poison, dressed in a slinky leather dress as she wields a blaster gun – and less threateningly – a birthday cake.

The Pussycat Doll looks every inch the sexy villain as she takes on her first movie role, wearing a skin-tight leather outfit reminiscent of Batman’s Catwoman.

Scherzinger is to play Poison, the sidekick to villain Boris in the Men In Black reboot, which is set for a May 25 release.

Will Smith also returns for the sci-fi action movie as Agent J, who goes back in time to the 1960s after discovering his partner K, played by Tommy Lee Jones, actually died 40 years ago and that history has been rewritten.

True Grit star Josh Brolin will feature as Agent K in the 3D film, while Oscar-winning British actress Emma Thompson makes an unlikely appearance as Agent O, the Men in Black’s new boss.

Scherzinger’s titillating character will not play a big role in the film, however this is not something the 33-year-old is unduly worried about.

‘[Lily] is like a small villain role. I’m so excited because I get to die,’ she recently told E! Online.